This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how scientists use the fossil …
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how scientists use the fossil record to trace when early human ancestors and related species began walking on two legs instead of four, and to determine whether they were more apelike or human in appearance.
For this activity, you’ll step into the shoes of Karen Chin to …
For this activity, you’ll step into the shoes of Karen Chin to see what you’re able to gather from coprolite samples from the Two Medicine and Kaiparowits Formations. You’ll try to answer the same question Dr. Chin pondered: Why is there wood in the fossilized poop created by herbivorous dinosaurs?
The activities in this lesson will help students compare and understand the …
The activities in this lesson will help students compare and understand the three types of fossils: preserved organisms, mineral replacement fossils, and impression fossils.
Lessons in this 1984 issue of Art to Zoo help students understand …
Lessons in this 1984 issue of Art to Zoo help students understand the earth’s past through the geologic record of fossils in their varied forms, from the lowly trilobite to the massive mastodon.
This subject describes and illustrates computational approaches to solving problems in systems …
This subject describes and illustrates computational approaches to solving problems in systems biology. A series of case-studies will be explored that demonstrate how an effective match between the statement of a biological problem and the selection of an appropriate algorithm or computational technique can lead to fundamental advances. The subject will cover several discrete and numerical algorithms used in simulation, feature extraction, and optimization for molecular, network, and systems models in biology.
This course is an introduction to computational biology emphasizing the fundamentals of …
This course is an introduction to computational biology emphasizing the fundamentals of nucleic acid and protein sequence and structural analysis; it also includes an introduction to the analysis of complex biological systems. Topics covered in the course include principles and methods used for sequence alignment, motif finding, structural modeling, structure prediction and network modeling, as well as currently emerging research areas.
Linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Experimental methods. Microstructural effects on fracture …
Linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Experimental methods. Microstructural effects on fracture in metals, ceramics, polymers, thin films, biological materials and composites. Toughening mechanisms. Crack growth resistance and creep fracture. Interface fracture mechanics. Fatigue damage and dislocation substructures in single crystals. Stress- and strain-life approach to fatigue. Fatigue crack growth models and mechanisms. Variable amplitude fatigue. Corrosion fatigue. Case studies of fracture and fatigue in structural, bioimplant, and microelectronic components.
Along with educating students about our natural environment, Think Earth instructional units …
Along with educating students about our natural environment, Think Earth instructional units teach students how we use natural resources, what causes waste and pollution, and what we can all do to help keep our environment clean and healthy. Think Earth helps develop students’ understanding of how their actions impact the environment so that they are prepared to make environmentally conscious decisions.
This resource has free lesson plans on the digestive system such as …
This resource has free lesson plans on the digestive system such as organs, functions, and process of digestion. This resource has many materials such as videos, worksheets, activities, and assessments.
In partnership with the National Science Digital Library and Apple, NCAR and …
In partnership with the National Science Digital Library and Apple, NCAR and UCAR offer podcasts that provide a brief and accessible overview on climate and climate change. These podcasts, short 5-8 minute videos you can download on your computer or iPod, are a part of the NSDL on iTunes U collection.
The purpose of this award-winning blog site is to share information about …
The purpose of this award-winning blog site is to share information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms. Many of the resources are online tools that teachers can integrate into their classrooms or students can use to create, demonstrate, and learn. Other resources are more curriculum-focused. You can find free online activities, interactive web sites or other very cool information relating to every content area taught in K-12 schools. The site is updated regularly with the latest in technology tools and engaging web sites for students and teachers.
Since the discovery of the structure of the DNA double helix in …
Since the discovery of the structure of the DNA double helix in 1953 by Watson and Crick, the information on detailed molecular structures of DNA and RNA, namely, the foundation of genetic material, has expanded rapidly. This discovery is the beginning of the "Big Bang" of molecular biology and biotechnology. In this seminar, students discuss, from a historical perspective and current developments, the importance of pursuing the detailed structural basis of genetic materials.
Are you interested in investigating how nature engineers itself? How engineers copy …
Are you interested in investigating how nature engineers itself? How engineers copy the shapes found in nature ("biomimetics")? This Freshman Seminar investigates why similar shapes occur in so many natural things and how physics changes the shape of nature. Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? How do birds fly? Why do bird nests look the way they do? How do woodpeckers peck? Why can't trees grow taller than they are? Why is grass skinny and hollow? What is the wood science behind musical instruments? Questions such as these are the subject of biomimetic research and they have been the focus of investigation in this course for the past three years.
Students study aquatic organisms in relation to the environmental conditions of lakes …
Students study aquatic organisms in relation to the environmental conditions of lakes and streams. The course develops substantial quantities of data concerning the local watershed. This data is used by community partners in many contexts.
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